The proposed CHIPS funding would support the manufacturing of ultra-high purity (UHP) isopropyl alcohol (IPA) used in advanced logic and memory chip production.

The proposed investment would support the expansion and modernization of IntelliEPI’s existing manufacturing facility in Allen, Texas.

The proposed investment in X-Fab would support the modernization and expansion of its existing silicon carbide fab in Lubbock, Texas.

The proposed investment in Coherent would support the expansion and modernization of the company’s existing facility in Sherman, Texas.

UT Austin's proposed project, "GENIE-RFIC: Generative ENgine for Intelligent and Expedited RFIC Design,” targets both Silicon (Si) Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) RFICs and Gallium Nitride (GaN) Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuits (MMICs). The AI-driven tools will perform rapid "inverse" designs based on target specifications, optimizing circuit topologies and parameters. The proposal features a strong team from academia and industry, a clear commercialization plan with Electronic Design Automation (EDA)/foundry/RFIC partnerships, and strategies for risk mitigation. The project aims to enhance RFIC design productivity and produce optimized, non-intuitive solutions.

Texas A&M will use anticipated funding to empower its WAVE-CHIP project. The project will equip more than 7,500 individuals in the semiconductor workforce with critical hardware verification skills, directly addressing the industry’s pressing need for qualified engineers.

Develop AI-powered software to automate chip design optimization for manufacturability through accelerated lithography simulation. This project will benefit U.S. researchers and industry involve in semiconductor design and manufacturing.

The CHIPS for America award will provide Texas Instruments Sherman, Texas up to $900 million in total direct funding under the CHIPS and Science Act to support the construction of two new, large-scale 300-mm fabrication facilities that are expected to produce 65nm – 130nm analog and embedded processing semiconductors, with anticipated production capacity of tens of millions chips every day. The Sherman site is one of the only greenfield production sites for current-generation and mature-node chips on 300-mm wafers in the U.S.

The CHIPS for America award will provide Samsung Austin, Texas up to $4.745 billion in total direct funding under the CHIPS and Science Act to support the construction of a comprehensive advanced manufacturing ecosystem that includes both high volume leading-edge logic manufacturing and dedicated space for R&D and will transform the small municipality of Taylor into an expansive hub of leading-edge semiconductor manufacturing. This ecosystem would include two leading-edge logic foundry fabs focused on mass production of 2nm process technologies and an R&D lab dedicated to research and development of manufacturing process nodes at least several generations ahead of the current one in production.

The CHIPS for America award will provide Samsung Austin, Texas up to $4.745 billion in total direct funding under the CHIPS and Science Act to support the expansion of a facility that has been an economic engine for Central Texas for nearly 30 years. This investment would expand the existing facilities to support the production of leading fully depleted silicon-on-insulator (FD-SOI) process technologies for critical U.S. industries, including aerospace, defense, and automotive. This investment also includes commitments to collaborate with the U.S. Department of Defense.